Sweet Tooth [Hardcover]

Margie Palatini (Author), Jack E. Davis (Illustrator)

Book Description

Lots of kids have a sweet tooth. But not like Stewart's. His very loud sweet tooth wants what it wants, when it wants it...and lets everyone know about it.

Stewart's sweet tooth screams for cake at weddings, for candy during class, and torments him at the movies. Stewart has had enough, and he's bringing out the big guns -- a carrot.

Can he stand up to the most annoying sweet tooth in history?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3–Stewart is an "average, everyday kid" with a talking molar that inevitably lures him into trouble. At his cousin's wedding, the tooth demands a large chunk of cake, and when the boy crams it into his mouth, his parents deny that he's their son. At school, its clamoring for candy causes the boy's teacher to send him to the principal's office yet again. He foists off blame with the predictable phrase, "It's The Tooth!" The illustration adds to the hilarity as the molar peeks out of the boy's mouth with an impish and belligerent smirk, its fist raised in apparent anger. Throughout, the mixed-media cartoon artwork extends the comedy of Palatini's text and enriches her characterization of Stewart. In one spread, readers look down on him as he lies on the floor with a stomachache after raiding an Easter basket. This scene adds visual interest with a change in perspective, showing only the feet of his family members–even the paws of the cat–clustered around the sick boy. When Stewart finally tells his molar that he's switching to a "Healthy diet," Davis uses rosy red to perk up the palette and show the youngster's new determination to win the war with the tooth. Finally, Stewart extracts it with the help of a big carrot and the Tooth Fairy administers justice in an upbeat ending. With a rollicking text and charming illustrations, this adventure is a scrumptious delight.–James K. Irwin, Nichols Library, Naperville, IL
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From Booklist

K-Gr. 3. One of young Stewart's molars demands a steady stream of sweets. Often the cravings become so bad that Stewart goes into feeding frenzies at the most inappropriate times. Stewart retaliates against the pesky molar with a steady stream of vegetables until it finally falls out and is collected by the tooth fairy. This is an amusing story, but the zany, cartoonish, mixed-media illustrations are the real treat, especially in chaotic scenes of sweets flying in all directions as friends and relatives look on in horror. The molar itself lingers in the back of Stewart's mouth, a comic, angry, and malevolent presence. Kids are sure to enjoy this funny, but not overly didactic, look at the dangers of a sweet tooth enjoying unchecked power. Todd Morning
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers (August 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689851596
• ISBN-13: 978-0689851599
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Health > Diet & Nutrition

More About the Author

Wow. My very first picture book -- PIGGIE PIE!, is celebrating
it's fifteenth anniversary this year! It tickles me to know that
'Gritch' is still giving giggles.
Visit her and my other characters on my website: www.margiepalatini.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tooth with an Attitude!!!, September 16, 2004

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Cynicalmom - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweet Tooth (Hardcover)

In this funny book a boy has a tooth with a mind of its own! All it wants is sweets! The boy gets in trouble because his sweet tooth keeps yelling out demands for candy and cookies.
Charming and cute with great illustrations. Even though its recommended for children
5-8 my 3 year old enjoyed it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most entertaining books we've found!, May 9, 2005

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Holly "gracesvoice" (Bothell, WA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sweet Tooth (Hardcover)

I read this book several times to my 3 year old daughter, she CRACKED UP every time. I'm not sure she understood every word of it, but she was certainly entertained by it! TIP: if you make an obnoxious, crazed voice for the tooth, its all the better!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Tooth: Reviewed by Grace Montgomery, May 29, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Sweet Tooth (Hardcover)

Sweet Tooth
Review by Grace Montgomery
Book by Margie Palatini

Have you ever not been in control? Well Stewart has. He hasn't been in control over sweets because he has a sweet tooth. But it's no ordinary sweet tooth. This tooth talks and is incredibly rude. The tooth interferes with everything. First a wedding, then school! Read this book to find out what happens next
in... Sweet Tooth!

The lesson I learned in this book is that you are able to take control when things get hard.

I would recommend this book to people who need to learn they can take control.

My opinion on this book is that: it's fun to read, and it has funny parts, I think you will enjoy Sweet Tooth!